Rotary Club's Tucson Classics Car Show to rev into high gear on Saturday

Photos Courtesy of Rotary Club of Tucson

1926 Bentley is the featured car of this year’s show.

Shuttle is available from lots north of TMC.

1941 Graham Supercharged Hollywood.

1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing.

Best in Show 2016: a 1949 Chevy 3100.

Courtesy Rotary Club of Tucson

1955 Chevrolet BelAir

Arizona Daily Star

Oct 18, 2017

Last weekend, only a couple of soccer goals rested on the bright green grass that surrounds The Gregory School campus.

This Saturday, more than 400 classic cars — this year’s featured model is a 1926 Bentley race car — and future classics, foreign and specialty cars will be displayed on that field from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harley-Davidson will have a big display, as well.

During the past decade, the Rotary Club of Tucson has raised more than $1 million for local charities through its annual Tucson Classics Car Show. Last year more than 20,000 people attended, and organizers expect the same this year.

The $5 ticket for admission makes the event affordable for families — and offers the opportunity to win one of five significant prizes, the first of which is the choice of a 2008 C-6 Corvette convertible or $15,000 cash.

There also will be a children’s tent with activities, crafts and book giveaways, a food court, and booths with car accessories.

The club hopes to beat last year’s record proceeds of $209,000 to share among five local nonprofits: Make Way for Books, Joint Technical Education District of Pima County, Gap Ministries, CareGiver Training Institute of Tucson and the YWCA Women’s Impact Fund.

Make Way for Books, which is on a mission to give all children a chance to read and succeed by working with children from birth to age 5 and their families, will receive 40 percent of the proceeds.

In addition to raising funds, organizers hope to promote awareness about organizations such as Pima JTED, which offers advanced career and technical education programs across 13 member school districts in Pima County.

The 11th annual Tucson Classics Car Show

• $5 admission for adults; free for those 18 and younger when accompanied by an adult.

• $50 per adult (or $250 for six adults) for the Classics Club (minors 13 and under are free when accompanied by adult), which includes a VIP parking pass, admission to an air-cooled VIP tent featuring television sports broadcasts, a bar and lunch.

Parking: $7 on-site at the north fields at The Gregory School and across from the school on the west side of Craycroft Road; free parking with an air-conditioned shuttle is available in parking lots north of Tucson Medical Center accessible from East Glenn Street.

Learn more: For information or to buy a ticket online, visit www.rotarytccs.com or call 440-4503.